Faculty
Introduction
Major in Jewish Studies
Area Certificate in Jewish Studies
Minor in Hebrew
Minor in Yiddish Studies
Overseas Study
Jewish Studies Honors Program
Course Descriptions
Courses by Areas of Specialization Including Cross-Listed Courses
Faculty
Director
Professor Steven Weitzman (Jewish Studies and Religious Studies)
Associate Director
Jeffrey Veidlinger (Jewish Studies and History)
Director of the Institute for Jewish Culture and the Arts
Alvin H. Rosenfeld (Jewish Studies and English)
Distinguished Professor
Susan Gubar (English)
Dr. Alice Field Cohn Chair in Yiddish Studies
Dov-Ber Kerler (Jewish Studies and Germanic Studies)
Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies
Steven Weitzman
Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Chair in Jewish Studies
Shaul Magid
Pat M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies
Mark Roseman (Jewish Studies and History)
Rudy Professor
Jeffrey C. Isaac (Political Science)
Professors
James S. Ackerman (Emeritus, Religious Studies), Jack Bielasiak (Political Science), Paul Eisenberg (Emeritus, Philosophy), Henry Fischel (Emeritus, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Jeffrey C. Isaac (Political Science), Irving Katz (Emeritus, History), Dov-Ber Kerler (Jewish Studies and Germanic Studies), Michael Morgan (Jewish Studies and Philosophy), Mark Roseman (Jewish Studies and History), Alvin Rosenfeld (Jewish Studies and English)
Associate Professors
Joëlle Bahloul (Jewish Studies and Anthropology), Stephen Katz (Jewish Studies), Nancy Levene (Religious Studies), Shaul Magid (Jewish Studies and Religious Studies), Herbert J. Marks (Comparative Literature), Dina Spechler (Political Science), Jeffrey Veidlinger (Jewish Studies and History), Dror Wahrman (History), Steven Weitzman (Jewish Studies and Religious Studies)
Assistant Professors
Matthias Lehmann (Jewish Studies and History), Miryam Segal (Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature), Marci Shore (History)
Visiting Lecturer in Hebrew
Nurit Ben Yehuda
Academic Advising
Carolyn Lipson-Walker, Goodbody Hall 325, (812) 855-0453
E-mail
iujsp@indiana.edu
Department URL
www.indiana.edu/~jsp
Phone/fax
(812) 855-0453; (812) 855-4314
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Introduction
The Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) has as its objective the study of Jewish civilization from antiquity to the present and its interaction with and impact on world civilization. There is broad agreement that the various facets of Jewish culture—literature, history, religion, philosophy, languages, and other constituent features of Judaism—comprise one of the richest complexes within the whole of recorded cultural history. Our program draws on the many disciplines necessary to study the multifaceted Jewish experience, thus bringing a variety of approaches to the study of Jewish civilization. The contributing departments include Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Germanic Studies, History, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies. Modern and biblical Hebrew language courses and Hebrew literature and culture courses, taught within the Jewish Studies Program, offer students a way to understand Jewish culture and its historical experience through literary analysis of texts and artifacts. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Jewish Studies Program, students enrolled in the B.A. or area certificate programs have the opportunity to structure course work individually, according to their specific areas of interest.
Students in the Jewish Studies Program can pursue either a B.A. in Jewish studies or an area certificate in Jewish studies. Students, in addition, may complete a minor in Hebrew or a minor in Yiddish studies (through Germanic Studies). These programs are open to students from all academic and personal backgrounds.
We encourage students to see the Jewish studies advisor in their first or second semester. Students may call (812) 855-0453 to make an appointment.
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Major in Jewish Studies
Purpose
Students with a B.A. in Jewish Studies will have concentrated on major aspects of the Jewish experience: they will understand the long history of the Jewish people, its connection over millennia to diverse cultures, and the formative influences of Jews on world civilization. In acquiring such knowledge, students will relate Jewish thought and tradition to the surrounding world and will enrich their understanding of world societies and cultures.
Requirements
Students must complete the following:
- Two semesters of modern Hebrew (JSTU H100-H150), Biblical Hebrew, (JSTU B100-B150), or Yiddish (GER Y100-Y150).
- REL R245 Introduction to Judaism or HIST H251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to the Crusades. REL R245 or HIST H251 must be taken on the Bloomington campus. Only one of these courses may be counted toward the Jewish Studies major.
- HIST H252 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Crusades to the Present. This course must be taken on the Bloomington campus.
- Area of specialization. Four courses in one of three areas of specialization: Language and Literature; History and Society; or Religion and Thought. Credit acquired through language testing or through transfer credit will not exceed the equivalent of two courses in the student’s area of specialization.
- Two additional courses must be completed in one of the other two areas of specialization listed above.
- A student must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work in Jewish Studies on the IU Bloomington campus. A maximum of three courses may be credited toward the major from language testing or transfer credit.
- Students cannot receive Jewish Studies credit for REL R152 Religions of the West if REL R245 Introduction to Judaism is offered during the same semester.
Students must also complete the degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Area Certificate in Jewish Studies
Purpose
The area certificate program gives students pursuing degrees outside the College of Arts and Sciences, or pursuing B.S. or B.A. degrees within the College of Arts and Sciences, an opportunity to gain a broad-based knowledge of Jewish Studies. Students in the School of Journalism may complete their second concentration by completing the Jewish Studies area certificate. Students in the Kelley School of Business may work toward a global studies and languages field specialization or arts and social services field specialization by completing the Jewish Studies area certificate.
Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of eight courses (24 credit hours) with a minimum grade of C- distributed as follows:
- Two courses in each of the three major areas of Jewish Studies: Language and Literature; History and Society; and Religion and Thought.
- Two additional courses chosen, in any combination, from these three major areas.
- Students wishing to participate in the area certificate program must register with the advisor in Jewish Studies. Appointments may be arranged by calling (812) 855-0453.
- A student must complete a minimum of 10 credit hours of course work (language testing is not acceptable) in Jewish Studies on the Bloomington campus. A maximum of three courses may be credited toward the area certificate from either language testing or from transfer credit.
- Students cannot receive Jewish Studies credit for REL R152 Religions of the West if REL R245 Introduction to Judaism is offered during the same semester.
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Minor in Hebrew
Requirements
Students must complete the following:
- Six courses in Hebrew language and/or literature (modern or biblical Hebrew) for a minimum of 20 credit hours. (Students transferring first year language course credit may be eligible to complete the minor with a minimum of 18 credit hours.)
- At least four courses must be Hebrew language courses.
- At least two courses must be on or above the 300 level. These two upper-level courses, which cannot be fulfilled through language testing or transfer credit, must be related in content to Hebrew but need not be language courses per se. These two upper-level courses cannot be counted toward either the Jewish Studies major or the area certificate in Jewish Studies. Students interested in pursuing study of courses related to biblical Hebrew might also (with the approval of the Jewish Studies advisor) choose to take upper-level courses in rabbinic and biblical literature taught by Jewish Studies faculty.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of a C+ is required in the minor.
- At least three of the courses must be completed on the Bloomington campus. Up to three courses may be credited toward the minor from language testing and transfer credit or study abroad.
- Each student’s course work must be approved by the Jewish Studies advisor to assure a coherent program of study.
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Minor in Yiddish Studies
Students may complete the minor through the Department of Germanic Studies.
Requirements
Students must complete the following:
- GER Y150 (4 cr.)
- GER Y200 (3 cr.)
- GER Y250 (3 cr.)
- Six additional credits chosen from GER Y300/CMLT C377; GER Y350/CMLT C378; GER Y495; or HIST D304 Jews of Eastern Europe (3 cr.).
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Jewish Studies Honors Program
Requirements
- Majors in Jewish Studies must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 and a minimum Jewish Studies GPA of 3.5.
- A student must apply to the honors advisor, Carolyn Lipson-Walker, for admission into the honors program.
- In addition to completing the requirements for the Jewish Studies major, honors students must successfully complete two courses: first enrolling in JSTU H399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies (3 credit hours) and then completing the honors thesis with the course JSTU H499 Honors Thesis (3-6 credit hours). A grade of A- or higher must be earned in both courses to graduate with honors.
- A thesis director of the student’s choice (from among the Jewish Studies faculty) will serve as mentor throughout H399/H499. Students must fill out the appropriate honors thesis contract and obtain the thesis director’s signature as well as the approval of the honors advisor before registering for JSTU H399.
- JSTU H399 is typically taken in the fall semester before graduation in the spring. Under the close direction of the thesis director, the honors candidate completes preliminary reading and research and a 2-3 page thesis prospectus and bibliography.
- In the final semester before graduation, the student enrolls in JSTU H499 and completes a 25-50 page thesis, representing a significant proportion of original research. The thesis is defended before a committee made up of the thesis director and two other Jewish Studies faculty members of the student’s choosing (in consultation with the thesis director).
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Course Descriptions
Hebrew and Israeli Culture
Special Topics and Seminars
Honors Courses
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Hebrew and Israeli Culture
B100 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I (4 cr.) An accelerated introduction to biblical Hebrew. Emphasis on grammar, morphology, and syntax. Credit given for only one of JSTU B100 or NELC N171.
B150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II (4 cr.) P: JSTU B100. A continuation of B100 that builds the student’s knowledge of the fundamentals of biblical Hebrew. II Sem. Credit given for only one of JSTU B150 or NELC N172.
B200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (3 cr.) P: JSTU B150 or equivalent. Intensive review and consolidation of grammar combined with readings in biblical narrative, law, prophecy, and poetry. I Sem. Credit given for only one of JSTU B200 or NELC N271.
B250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (3 cr.) P: JSTU B200 or equivalent. This course continues to build the skills necessary for reading various literary genres in the Bible while training the student to do formal textual exegesis. Introduction to scholarly tools necessary for translating and interpreting the biblical text. II Sem. Credit given for only one of JSTU B250 or NELC N272.
C240 Contemporary Israeli Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA A survey of present-day literature as a mirror of the society; the revival of the Hebrew language; the arts; educational and scientific achievements; the diversity of a dynamic society as manifested in its political, sociological, religious, economic, and other aspects. Historical and archaeological backgrounds dealt with wherever relevant. Credit given for only one of JSTU C240 or NELC N241.
H100-H150 Introduction to Elementary Hebrew I-II (4-4 cr.) Modern (Israeli) Hebrew as in conversation, radio, press, and popular literature. Phonetic and structural drills, grammar, reading, writing, composition. Credit given for only one of JSTU H100 or NELC H100. H100, I Sem.; H150, II Sem.
H190 Intensive Elementary Hebrew (6 cr.) An intensive course in elementary modern Hebrew, combining Ulpan with standard language instruction techniques. The course covers the equivalent of one full year of elementary Hebrew in one term, and is open to those desiring to acquire all facets of language communication, morphology, phonology, and syntax. Credit given for only one of JSTU H190, JSTU H100-H150, or NELC H100-H150.
H200-H250 Intermediate Hebrew I-II (3-3 cr.) P: H100-H150 or equivalent. Continuation of H100-H150. Designed to enable student to add classical (biblical) and medieval Hebrew at a later stage. Credit given for only one of JSTU H200 or NELC H200 or JSTU H250 or NELC H250. H200, I Sem.; H250, II Sem.
H296 Foreign Study in Hebrew (1-6 cr.) P: Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program. Credit for foreign study in Hebrew language or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings. Does not count toward credit for major, area certificate, or minor. Credit given for a maximum of 9 credit hours of JSTU H296 or NELC N296.
H300-H350 Advanced Hebrew I-II (3-3 cr.) P: H200-H250 or other sufficient preparation. Completion of grammar and introduction to literature of all ages (biblical, midrashic, medieval, modern), including grammar, style, vocabulary, technical terms, and literary forms. Credit given for only one of JSTU H300 or NELC H301 or JSTU H350 or NELC N302. H300, I Sem.; H350, II Sem.
H365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition (3 cr.) P: H350 or equivalent proficiency. A full summation of modern Hebrew, with review of grammar and vocabulary. The course aims to enrich students’ vocabulary, reading and writing skills, comprehension, and free expression. Emphasis will be on vocabulary, usage, and pronunciation. Writing practice and review of grammar will be integrated with conversation and readings of selections from literary and nonliterary texts.
H375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (3 cr.) A & H P: H350 or equivalent proficiency. Introductory survey, in the original Hebrew, of selected readings—poetry and prose—from among the chief writers of modern Hebrew literature. Emphasis on familiarization with the diverse styles, forms, and themes of modern Hebrew literature to facilitate mastery of the medium for advanced study. Credit given for only one of JSTU H375 and NELC H315.
H396 Foreign Study in Hebrew (1-6 cr.) P: Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program. Credit for foreign study in Hebrew language or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings. Does not count toward credit for major, area certificate, or minor. Credit given for a maximum of 9 credit hours of JSTU H396 and NELC N396.
H497 Individual Readings in Hebrew (1-4 cr.) P: H350 or equivalent proficiency. Extensive readings of texts and scholarly works grouped according to periods or specific themes in language, literature, or intellectual movements adapted to specific individual programs. Credit given for a maximum of 9 credit hours of JSTU H497 or NELC N497.
L380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA Nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, poetry, essays, under such headings as assimilation (ideal or aberration?); ghetto and world; secularism versus tradition; ethnicity, land, and universalism; nation, religion, state; utopias and revolutions; nostalgia, self-hate, rejuvenation; portrayal of anti-Semitism in literature. Credit given for only one of JSTU L380 or NELC N387.
L385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA Fiction, poetry, and essays, with relevance to contemporary issues, such as the past (burden or asset?); the meeting of Europe and Near East; the kibbutz; ideal and reality; Jews, Arabs, Canaanites; diaspora and center; the personal and the collective; inwardness or realism; wars, holocausts, peace. Credit given for only one of JSTU L385 or NELC N388.
L390 Biblical Themes in Modern Hebrew Literature (3 cr.) A & H An examination of how modern Hebrew literature, read in English translation, has perceived and reinterpreted narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Among the issues to be examined are the contemporary individual, social, and historical factors contributing to the process of "rewriting" the Bible in the image of our times. Credit given for only one of JSTU L390 or NELC N390.
L395 S. Y. Agnon and the Jewish Experience (3 cr.) A & H, CSA Intensive study of the fictional work of S. Y. Agnon. Among the themes explored are religion and secularism; tradition vs. modernity and change; love, marriage, and divorce; nostalgia for the past and life in the present; Israel and the Diaspora. Taught in English. Credit given for only one of JSTU L395 or NELC N395.
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Special Topics and Seminars
H495 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. In-depth study of Jewish topics not ordinarily given comprehensive coverage in regular course offerings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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Honors Courses
H399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies (3 cr.) P: Approval of instructor and honors advisor. Independent guided readings in preparation for the honors thesis (H499) in Jewish Studies.
H499 Honors Thesis (3-6 cr.) P: Approval of program honors committee. Guided research culminating in an honors thesis written under the direction of a faculty member and reviewed in oral examination by three faculty members.
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Courses by Areas of Specialization Including Cross-Listed Courses
I. Language and Literature
II. History and Society
III. Religion and Thought
IV. Individual Reading
V. Honors Program
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I. Language and Literature
College of Arts and Sciences
E103 Topics course (topics relating to Jewish Studies) (3 cr.) A & H
S103 Freshman Seminar (3 cr.) A & H, TFR
Comparative Literature
C301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Reading the Prophets
C377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Fantasy, Realism, and Fiction: The First Century of Modern
Yiddish Literature (1810-1913);
Selected Readings in Yiddish Literature:
Fiction, Drama, Poetry in the Twentieth Century
C378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Aspects of Modern Yiddish Culture: 1880s-1980;
Ghetto, Shtetl, and Beyond:
800 Years of the History and Sociology of Yiddish
C400 Studies in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H
Topics: Job, from the Bible to Kafka;
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative
C405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature (3 cr.-6 cr. max.) A & H P: At least one 300-level CMLT course or consent of instructor
Topics: The Bible in Western Literature; Poetry and Prophecy
English
L241 American Jewish Writers (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L367 Literature of the Bible (3 cr.) A & H
L375 Studies in Jewish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Literature of the Holocaust; American Jewish Writers
L460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme (3 cr.)
Topic: The Poetics of Biblical Narrative; Poetry and Prophecy
Germanic Studies
N350 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands (3 cr.) S & H, CSB
Topic: Anne Frank: Her Diary in Perspective
Y100 Beginning Yiddish I (4 cr.)
Y150 Beginning Yiddish II (4 cr.) P: Y100
Y200 Intermediate Yiddish I (3 cr.) P: Y150 or consent of instructor
Y250 Intermediate Yiddish II (3 cr.) P: Y200 or consent of instructor
Y300 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Fantasy, Realism, and Fiction: The First Century of Modern
Yiddish Literature (1810-1913);
Selected Readings in Yiddish Literature:
Fiction, Drama, Poetry in the Twentieth Century
Y350 Topics in Yiddish Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Aspects of Modern Yiddish Culture: 1880s-1980;
Ghetto, Shtetl, and Beyond: 800 Years of the History
and Sociology of Yiddish
Y495 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (1-3 cr.)
Honors
H203 Interdepartmental Colloquia (3 cr.) A & H P: Consent of Honors College
Topics: The American Jewish Experience: History, Literature, Culture;
The Bible and Its Interpreters; Literature of the Holocaust
Jewish Studies
B100 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I (4 cr.)
B150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II (4 cr.) P: B100
B200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (3 cr.) P: B150 or equivalent
B250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (3 cr.) P: B200 or equivalent
H100 Introduction to Elementary Hebrew I (4 cr.)
H150 Introduction to Elementary Hebrew II (4 cr.) P: H100 or equivalent
H190 Intensive Elementary Hebrew (6 cr.)
H200 Intermediate Hebrew I (3 cr.) P: H150 or equivalent
H250 Intermediate Hebrew II (3 cr.) P: H200 or equivalent
H300 Advanced Hebrew I (3 cr.) P: H250 or equivalent
H350 Advanced Hebrew II (3 cr.) P: H300 or equivalent
H365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition (3 cr.) P: H350 or equivalent proficiency
H375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (3 cr.) A & H P: H350 or equivalent proficiency
H497 Individual Readings in Hebrew (1-4 cr.) P: H350 or equivalent proficiency
L380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L390 Biblical Themes in Modern Hebrew Literature (3 cr.) A & H
L395 S. Y. Agnon and the Jewish Experience (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Slavic Languages and Literatures
R345 Jewish Characters in Russian Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
West European Studies
W406 Special Topics in West European Studies (3 cr.) A & H, CSB
Topic: Anne Frank: Her Diary in Perspective
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II. History and Society
Anthropology
E332 Jewish Women: Anthropological Perspectives (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
E334 Jews in Moslem Societies (3 cr.) S & H, CSA E371 Modern Jewish Culture and Society (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
E382 Memory and Culture (3 cr.) S & H
E400 Undergraduate Seminar (3 cr.)
Topics: Ethnicities of Israel;
Israeli Society and Culture;
The Jewish Family; Jewish Women; Migrations and Diasporas
College of Arts and Sciences
E104 Topics Course (topics relating to Jewish Studies) (3 cr.) S & H
S103 Freshman Seminar (3 cr.) A & H, TFR
Topic: Popular Representations of the Holocaust
Comparative Literature
C377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topic: Fantasy, Realism, and Fiction:
The First Century of Modern Yiddish Literature (1810-1913);
Selected Readings in Yiddish Literature:
Fiction, Drama, Poetry in the Twentieth Century
C378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Aspects of Modern Yiddish Culture: 1880s-1980; Ghetto, Shtetl, and Beyond: 800 Years of the History and Sociology of Yiddish
C405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H P: At least one 300 level CMLT course or consent of instructor.
Topics: The Bible in Western Literature; Prophecy and Poetry
English
L241 American Jewish Writers (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L375 Studies in Jewish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Literature of the Holocaust;
American Jewish Writers
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
F358 Jewish Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Germanic Studies
N350 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands (3 cr.) S & H, CSB
Topic: Anne Frank: Her Diary in Perspective
Y300 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Fantasy, Realism, and Fiction:
The First Century of Modern Yiddish Literature (1810-1913);
Selected Readings in Yiddish Literature:
Fiction, Drama, Poetry in the Twentieth Century
Y350 Topics in Yiddish Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Aspects of Modern Yiddish Culture: 1880s-1980;
Ghetto, Shtetl, and Beyond:
800 Years of the History and Sociology of Yiddish
Y495 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (1-3 cr.)
Y495 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (1-3 cr.)
History
B200 Issues in Western European History (when Jewish history topic) (3 cr.) S & H
B300 Issues in Western European History (when Jewish history topic) (3 cr.) S & H
Topics: Antisemitism in Europe Since the Enlightenment;
The Jews in Spain: Sephardic History and Culture
B321 Modern Jewish History: From Expulsion to Revolution (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
B322 Jews in the Modern World (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
B323 History of the Holocaust (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
B324 Zionism and the State of Israel (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
B325 Christian-Jewish Relations (3 cr.) S & H
B400 Issues in Western European History (when Jewish history topic) (3 cr.) S & H
C300 Issues in Ancient History (3 cr.) S & H
Topic: Three Cultures in the Medieval Mediterranean:
Interactions between Muslims, Christians, and Jews
D304 Jews of Eastern Europe (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
H251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to the Crusades (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
H252 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Crusades to the Present (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
H259 American Jewish History (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
J300 Seminar in History (When Jewish history is the topic) (3 cr.)
Topics: European Intellectuals and Marxism;
Jews and Cosmopolitanism in Modern European Intellectual History;
Jews in Muslim Lands;
Perpetrators of the Holocaust
J400 Seminar in History (3 cr.) S & H
Topics: Anti-Semitism and Jewish Responses;
Jewish Cultural History of the Modern Era;
Jewish Emancipation
Honors College
H203 Interdepartmental Colloquia (3 cr.) A & H P: Consent of Honors College
Topics: The American Jewish Experience:
History, Literature, Culture;
The Bible and Its Interpreters;
Literature of the Holocaust
Jewish Studies
C240 Contemporary Israeli Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
L395 S. Y. Agnon and the Jewish Experience (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Political Science
Y352 The Holocaust and Politics (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
Religious Studies
R345 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Slavic Languages and Literatures
R345 Jewish Characters in Russian Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
West European Studies
W406 Special Topics in West European Studies (3 cr.) A & H, CSB
Topic: Anne Frank: Her Diary in Perspective
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III. Religion and Thought
College of Arts and Sciences
E103 Topics course (topics relating to Jewish Studies) (3 cr.) A & H
Comparative Literature
C301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Reading the Prophets
C400 Studies in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H
Topics: Job, from the Bible to Kafka; The Poetics of Biblical Narrative
C405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H P: At least one 300-level CMLT course or consent of instructor
Topics: The Bible in Western Literature; Prophecy and Poetry
English
L367 Literature of the Bible (3 cr.) A & H
L460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme (3 cr.)
Topic: The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Prophecy and Poetry
Honors College
H203 Interdepartmental Colloquia (3 cr.) P: Consent of Honors College
Topic: The Bible and Its Interpreters
Jewish Studies
K390 Biblical Themes in Modern Hebrew Literature (3 cr.) A & H
Philosophy
P205 Modern Jewish Philosophy (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
P305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Alienation and Community:
Judaism, Philosophy, Religious Thought and Literature in Europe, 1900-1940;
Alienation and Redemption in Early Twentieth-Century European Culture
and Jewish Thought;
Emmanuel Levinas: Ethics as First Philosophy;
Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas;
Philosophy and Religious Thought after the Holocaust;
Judaism, Philosophy, and Religious Thought in Europe, 1900-1940;
Response to the Holocaust: Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Film, Politics, and Historiography
P401 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Continental Rationalism: Spinoza
P490 Readings in Philosophy (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. May be repeated.
In agreement with instructor, intensive readings related to one or a group of philosophers who explore in their writings Jewish themes and topics.
Religious Studies
R152 Religions of the West (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
(This course not credited for Jewish Studies if REL R245 is being taught during same semester)
R201 Honors Proseminar (3 cr.) A & H (P: Freshmen or sophomores who may want to enter an honors program or consent of instructor.)
Topic: The Book of Genesis and Its Reworking in Western Culture
R202 Topics in Religious Studies (3 cr.) A & H
R210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
R245 Introduction to Judaism (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
R300 Studies in Religion (3 cr.) A & H
Topics: History of God;
Issues in the Study of the Hebrew Bible;
Readings in Biblical Archaeology I;
Fieldwork in Biblical Archaeology I;
Fieldwork in Biblical Archaeology II
R310 Prophecy in Ancient Israel (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
R311 Narrative in the Hebrew Bible (3 cr.) A & H
R317 Judaism in the Making (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
R341 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (3 cr.) A & H, CSA P: Previous course in Judaism or consent of instructor
R342 Religious Thought in Medieval Judaism (3 cr.) A & H
R345 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Topics: Alienation and Community;
Judaism, Philosophy, Religious Thought and Literature in Europe, 1900-1940;
Alienation and Redemption in Early Twentieth Century European Culture
and Jewish Thought;
Emmanuel Levinas: Ethics as First Philosophy;
Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas;
Philosophy and Religious Thought after the Holocaust;
Judaism, Philosophy, and Religious Thought in Europe, 1900-1940;
Response to the Holocaust;
Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Film, Politics, and Historiography
R360 Comparative Study of Religious Phenomena (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Women and Religion
R410 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion (3 cr.) A & H P: R210.
Topics: King David in Myth and History; The Poetics of Biblical Narrative; The Sabbath in Literature and Liturgy
R430 Topics in the History of Christianity (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Jews and Christians
R445 Topics in the History of Judaism (3 cr.) A & H P: Course on Judaism or consent of instructor
Topic: Dead Sea Scrolls, Talmud
R474 Capstone Seminar in Religion (3 cr.) A & H
Topic: Mysticism in Religious Traditions
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IV. Individual Reading
H495 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of professor and academic advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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V. Honors Program
H399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies (3 cr.) P: Approval of instructor and honors advisor.
H499 Honors Thesis (3-6 cr.) P: Approval of program’s honors committee.
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